How long is too long being a senior consultant

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Person-dependent, but after 2-3 years having the same responsibilities I start to feel I've outgrown the role. Average time at SC at MBB and T2 is 2-3 years

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Drag me, EM. Dang.

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I’m in my fifth year…

Honestly, happy to stay at this level other than maxing out on the salary band. I like being the one responsible for driving the technical fieldwork on my project and I’ve gotten good at that.

Plus every manager I speak to about the next level wishes they had stayed back because they’re so miserable at M, so pardon me if I’m not too terribly eager for the next level

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Yea I will say I’m the least stressed I’ve been at work and calmer nowadays.

3-4 years is common in b4. Two years is very rare. I don’t know about hardcore SI consulting firms like IBM, Accenture. I know they have different levels at same job title.

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4 before I got promoted at B4.

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4 years …

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Need to have revenue and people to manage to be a manager 🥸

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I know a Senior on his 7th year. He has no interest in promotion and is a solid performer.

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